It happened just after midnight on Interstate 93 North near exit 3 in Windham.

Bartender Thomas Murphy was out behind the Common Man restaurant after closing at the time of the crash.

"The last customer left and I was walking to the dumpster and that is when I heard what sounded like a multiple car accident," Murphy said.

He then rushed up to the scene and called 9-1-1.

Investigators say it appears the driver lost control of the car and hit a guard rail, causing the vehicle to split in two. Debris could be found 80 yards away.

"The car was just in pieces, people on the ground, they got thrown from the car," Murphy remembered, "we have towels to people who were bleeding. It was pretty scary."

The driver, a 19-year-old male, was ejected and passed away later at the hospital. Two teenagers -- a boy and a girl, both 17 -- were taken to the hospital for their injuries.

"One person was able to walk around, he was a 17-year-old kid, he was just in shock," Murphy said.

State police say all three people are from Massachusetts. Their identities have not been released and Murphy says he feels for the driver's family, "especially on Mothers day. I would hate to have had to be the person who told that mother."

The highway was shut down for approximately 30 minutes while troopers investigated the scene.

All lanes of traffic reopened around 4 a.m.

The crash remains under investigation and anyone with information is urged to call state police.